Pencils Without Erasers

Life finds a way, but money funds a podcast. Topics covered: Have you gotten opportunities that others might not have been exposed to growing up? Inspiration vs Motivation and are they competitively exclusive? What are bad habits that artists commonly have? Art block and how to get past it. Art Theft and ideas for managing it. Art references, tracing and plagiarism a consistent issue. Sub-Topic: Why references are important and why people can be hesitant to use them (more often than not unnecessarily). What counts as inspiration and what doesn’t. Guests this episode: Eymb: https://twitter.com/Eymbeeyo https://www.artstation.com/eymbee https://www.instagram.com/suprjank/ https://picarto.tv/Eymb https://eymbeeart.tumblr.com/ Leester: https://twitter.com/Leesteroni https://leesterarts.tumblr.com MomDadNo: http://momdadno.tumblr.com/ NSFW http://dirtyyalex.tumblr.com/ NSFW https://www.instagram.com/sadndirty/?hl=en Contact: arubzow@gmx.de

It's been a while, but we're back. Topics covered: Adoptables: are they a stupid business model? Comic Conventions: have you been to one, have you vendored at one? What was it like and how do you feel about it as a business practice? Why did you do it? Any tips on surviving it? It’s a lot of work and can take a ton out of you. Are there any issues in artist’s alleys that you see? Anything you see consistently? Breaking down the business of art: Fanart vs original content. Why is it the way it is? Sub-topic: Is there a way to bridge the gap between the success of fanart and the minority of success that original content has? Furries: Where does the money come from?? The difference between online presence and traditional presence in the art world and how that, if at all, affects growth in popularity. Guests this episode: Tyto Alba: twitter.com/_Tyto_Alba www.patreon.com/TytoAlba ttyto-alba.tumblr.com/ Skittydraws: https://www.deviantart.com/dicekitty https://www.artstation.com/courtneybalch PaperRose: https://twitter.com/ppaperosee http://paperose.tumblr.com/ http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mafyprime/

URW returns to us again to redeem his honor stolen from him by his internet. Thanks for NOTHING Sweden. Topics Covered: Are mainstream industries using the NSFW community to gauge trends and success of character designs? Are they using this to target marketing? Ie Blizzard and Nintendy Do NSFW artists feel trapped and or typecast in the work they do? Do they feel like there's no way out besides starting over? Sub-topic: being "comfortable" as a NSFW artist? What does this mean to you? The NSFW community: How do you interact with it as an artist, fan or even a leader of sorts? URW: twitter.com/URWart urwart.tumblr.com/

Kept you waiting, huh? Topics Covered: How far can NSFW bring you professionally? Do you think people turn to NSFW as an easy way out? Porn games, is it an industry that can bud? Can it grow more? It seems like only foreign games can make it, and are limited at best. There are some growing attempts in the western market ie Cloud Meadow, Breeding Season, Eroge VN, but does it have a future where it could be more? Do NSFW artists feel trapped and or typecast in the work they do? Do they feel like there's no way out besides starting over? Sub-topic: being "comfortable" as a NSFW artist? What does this mean to you? The NSFW community: How do you interact with it as an artist, fan or even a leader of sorts? The presence of adult themes in animation, is there a growing chance for it in the mainstream? Guests This Episode: URW: https://twitter.com/URWart https://urwart.tumblr.com/ Manorstories: https://twitter.com/ManorStories http://manorstories.fr/wp/ https://www.patreon.com/manorstories/overview PixiePowderPuff: https://twitter.com/Pixiepowderpuff http://pixiepowderpuff.tumblr.com/

Back at it again with dat bullshit. Topics covered: Do you think there is a standard method for learning? Could there be? Who are some bomb ass artists to look at? Overestimation of the Importance of Style for new artists Do popular artists instill bad habits on fans? Guests this Episode: Tyto Alba: https://twitter.com/_Tyto_Alba https://www.patreon.com/TytoAlba http://ttyto-alba.tumblr.com/ R4: https://twitter.com/R4sdraws NSFW https://r4drawings.tumblr.com/ NSFW Shinryu: http://sexyryu.tumblr.com/ https://twitter.com/ShinRyuful https://www.twitch.tv/shinryuful https://www.patreon.com/ShinRyuful Additional Links and Artists Mentioned: https://www.dota2.com/workshop/ https://www.patreon.com/Modeseven EXTREMELY NSFW https://twitter.com/InCaseArt NSFW https://twitter.com/doxyonta NSFW http://kennoarkkan.tumblr.com/ NSFW http://s-purple.tumblr.com/ NSFW http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/ http://blackyjunkgallery.tumblr.com/ Chopstick Whispers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whispers